Treating Children With Physical Disabilities: A Video-Based Educational Resource Using Simulated Participants.
J Med Educ Curric Dev
; 10: 23821205231162579, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Children with physical disabilities (CWPD) have historically experienced inadequate and insensitive care across medical settings. A lack of comfort and knowledge about CWPD is prevalent among healthcare provider trainees. We developed a new, readily distributable educational resource about CWPD for healthcare students and conducted a study to determine its efficacy in improving their attitudes toward CWPD.METHODS:
We collaborated with a working group of stakeholders in the disability community to develop an educational resource for healthcare students. We developed nine short video clips (with a cumulative duration of 27 min) of a primary care visit using simulated participants and embedded them into a 50-min workshop. We conducted a study of the workshop's utility for volunteer healthcare students using synchronous videoconferencing. Participating students completed assessments at baseline and after the workshop. Our primary outcome measure was a change in the Attitudes to Disabled Persons-Original (ATDP-O) scale.RESULTS:
Forty-nine healthcare students participated in the training session 29 (59%) from medicine, and 21 (41%) from physician assistant or nursing programs. The materials were easy to deliver virtually. The workshop resulted in measurable change in attitudes regarding physical disabilities, with improvement in ATDP-O scores between baseline (M = 31.2, SD = 8.9) and endpoint (M = 34.8, SD = 10.1) scores (t (49)= 3.28, P = .002, Cohen's d = 0.38).CONCLUSION:
This video-based educational resource on CWPD is readily distributable and can be delivered virtually as a workshop. The video-enhanced workshop improved healthcare students' perceptions and attitudes toward CWPDs. All materials are available to view, download, or adapt by end-use instructors.
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J Med Educ Curric Dev
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
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Estados Unidos